Tag: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Former Blue Whale Coffeehouse regular and UWGB alum celebrates 50 years of music making and story telling
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Folk musician Claudia Schmidt is returning to the Green Bay Area on November 4 for a concert commemorating five decades of original music, poetry, and storytelling. Claudia began her music career while still a student in the 1970s at UW-Green Bay. She was a regular guest at the Blue Whale Coffeehouse, a venue located on…
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StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Green Bay
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Your story is unique, and we want to hear it! Wisconsin Public Radio (107 Wood Hall) and StoryCorps, the groundbreaking oral history project, are partnering on a Mobile Tour stop in Green Bay from Aug. 10 through Sept. 8. Sign-up and bring a partner to have a meaningful conversation about shared experiences, memories, passions –…
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Prof. Carr appears on “Central Time” to talk Super Mario and video game-to-film adaptations
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With the new “Super Mario Bros.” movie hitting theaters, Associate Professor, Bryan Carr appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” on Tuesday, April 5 to discuss the history and legacy of the character as well as the challenges of adapting video games to film. Listen in to learn more about the differences between interactive and…
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Stop worrying so much about spiders, Wisconsin arachnid researcher says | Wisconsin Public Radio
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Though biology professor Mike Draney’s field of research is spiders, a big part of his job is focused on humans — mostly reassuring people that spider fears are overblown. “It’s about us. It’s not about them,” said Draney, head of the natural and applied sciences department at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. “It’s a psychological…
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Understanding Anger And How To Use It For Good with WPR
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Wisconsin Public Radio talks with UW-Green Bay professor Ryan Martin (Psychology) about his new book on anger, and how it can be used for positive change. They talk a bit about how race and gender shape society’s perceptions of who is allowed to get angry. Source: Understanding Anger And How To Use It For Good,…